SlingFin Portal 1 Person Ultralight Tent

The Portal 1 rounds out the Portal family. It's the lightest freestanding tent with a minimum weight of only 1.12kg To make the Portal 1, we kept all our favorite aspects of the original 2-person Portal, but optimized the geometry and features for a solo hiker. What we DIDN'T do is eliminate any pockets or details that make the Portal series the most livable backpacking tents on the market.

To avoid the coffin-like feeling of many 1-person tents, we extended the Portal 1's cross pole so the side walls of the tent are beyond vertical, providing tons of volume and headroom up high. The extra long cross pole creates a super roomy vestibule with plenty of overhang when the vestibule doors are rolled back.

The 10D Nylon 66 Ripstop silicone-coated flysheet fabric is basically magic, with better UV resistance than fabrics three times its weight (read more about our UV testing here), super low water absorption (aka quick dry times), and incredible mold/mildew resistance. The silicone coating will not break down in your closet and produce that "old tent smell" that haunts well-loved gear. The 20D PE-coated floor fabric strikes a good balance between light weight and durability and doesn't absorb water, unlike PU-coated floor fabrics. It also has far more hydrolytic stability than PU coatings and won't become flaky and smelly with time. Pre-installed spare sliders on all the zippers double your zippers' lifespan and eliminate the need for half-baked field repairs when you're 90% of the way to the terminus of whatever long trail you're on.

Features

• Two pre-installed internal guylines give the Portal great lateral stability for almost no weight increase. Click here for step-by-step instructions to install a second set of internal guylines. Click here to learn how internal guylines work.
• Side walls are past vertical to provide tons of volume up high.
• Short pole package is perfect for bikepacking
• KickStand vent provides unrestricted airflow for excellent condensation management without sacrificing weather protection.
• High-volume pole structure with a swivel provides well-distributed headroom without the weakness of hubs.
• Pole swivel connects long poles for easy setup
• All the pockets you could ever want (two ceiling, two head, two side, one foot).
• 11 external guy points and 3 perimeter pull-outs provide ample reinforcement options.
• External guy points correspond to flysheet-to-pole attachments to increase stability.
  
• Matching reflective tabs on fly and tent body simplify setup.
• Color-coordinated stake loops for easy flysheet orientation.
• Pre-installed spare zipper sliders on every zipper double your zippers' lifespan.
• Can be pitched with footprint (not included) and fly only for a minimalist weather shelter.
• 2-side silicone impregnated flysheet and PE floor fabric are mildew-resistant and have excellent hydrolytic stability, and will last significantly longer than traditional PU-coated fabrics.
• Includes 10 DAC J-Stakes and 6 additional guylines (not including 2 pre-installed internal guylines)
• Please note: The tents supplied to Backpacking Light are not supplied seam sealed by Slingfin. Its a simple process and this is a video instruction link we recommend using the Gear Aid Silicone Tent Sealant.

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